October 11, 2024
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Development
Expansion: City Wide Facility Solutions, a management company in the building maintenance industry, continues its growth trajectory with the announcement of its Huntsville location, its second location in Alabama.
Read More: Fox 40 October 8, 2024
Groundbreaking: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and other City officials broke ground on The Park at Hays Farm. The nine-acre park is located at 801 Haysland Road near Grissom High School. Construction will take about 14 months, with a tentative opening set for fall 2025.
Read More: City of HSV October 8, 2024
Ranking: Huntsville made No. 10 in the new market study by the flex workspace listing site CoworkingCafe. Aspiring small business owners are more likely to thrive in Huntsville than most other cities in the nation, according to a new ranking of entrepreneurship potential across 136 metro areas.
Read More: AL.com (paywall) October 5, 2024
Government
Rates: Huntsville Utilities proposes a rate modification charge to electric customers. This rate modification would be a 5.3% increase over a 10-month, beginning in January 2025.
Read More: WHNT October 8, 2024
Defense
Launch: United Launch Alliance (ULA) achieved a significant milestone on October 4 with the successful launch of its second certification flight (Cert-2) for the next-generation Vulcan rocket. ULA will now work with the Space Force to review the data and confirm Vulcan’s readiness for future national security launches. Once certified, the Vulcan rocket will be eligible to launch critical missions for the U.S. government.
Read More: HBJ (potential paywall) October 8, 2024
Education
Award: Huntsville teacher Denielia Turner, a 2nd grade teacher at Rolling Hills Elementary School, has been named a finalist for the 2024 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year award. This prestigious honor is presented by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in partnership with Toyota.
Read More: WAAY 31 October 8, 2024
Culture
Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has plans to build a temple in Huntsville. When opened, it will be the second Mormon temple in Alabama.
Read More: AL.com (potential paywall) October 9, 2024